Tenable Network Security Broadens Platform Support for Nessus; Windows, Mac OS X and Solaris Communities Benefit from Tenable's Port of Nessus 3.COLUMBIA, Md. -- Tenable ten·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible: a tenable theory. 2. Network Security, Inc., a leading developer of security management solutions and creator of the popular and award-winning Nessus vulnerability scanner A vulnerability scanner is a computer program designed to search for and map systems for weaknesses in an application, computer or network. Step 1, typically the scanner will first look for active IP addresses, open ports, OSes and any applications running. , today announced the release of Nessus 3 for the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. , Apple Mac OS X and Sun Solaris platforms. With the release of Nessus 3 for Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows, Tenable has completed its port of Nessus 3 to major supported operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. platforms. Since Tenable's release of Nessus 3 for the Unix and FreeBSD platforms in December of 2005, Nessus 3 downloads have exceeded 200,000. Nessus 3 users have access to commercial support and training options from Tenable Network Security. Nessus 3 benefits now available on Windows, Mac OS X and Solaris include: --Vastly increased performance --Scan Policy creation and management --Access to over 10,000+ quality vulnerability checks with vulnerability update subscription options from Tenable Network Security --Support for CVSS CVSS Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS Currumbin Valley State School (Gold Coast, Australia) (Common Vulnerability Scoring System Noun 1. scoring system - a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount rating system classification system - a system for classifying things ) --Ability to audit Windows, Unix, Linux hosts and more In addition to gaining dramatic improvements in performance, Tenable also provides an optional Direct Feed subscription service for Nessus 3.0 which provides immediate access to new vulnerability checks and entitles Nessus 3.0 users to commercial support from Tenable. For corporations and government agencies that want to leverage and extend Nessus, Tenable produces highly optimized, enterprise vulnerability and security event management solutions. Tenable's enterprise vulnerability management product, Security Center 3.0, adds powerful scan scheduling, asset management, remediation tracking and compliance reporting. For more information on Tenable's Security Center 3.0, please visit: http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/sc.shtml Information and Availability Nessus 3.0 is immediately available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. from Tenable here: http://www.nessus.org/download. About Tenable Network Security Tenable Network Security is a leading provider of network security software solutions for enterprise vulnerability, security event and compliance management. Tenable's award-winning products are utilized by many Global 2000 organizations as well as federal government agencies to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. vulnerabilities detected with active, passive, and host-based auditing with enterprise security log data to precisely assess and proactively minimize network risk. For more information, please visit us at http://www.tenablesecurity.com. Tenable Network Security(R) is a registered trademark and Nessus is a trademark of Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
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